Suwałki weather in February

In February, Suwałki sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Suwałki's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suwałki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:02 AM – 4:24 PM
Cloud cover
81%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Suwałki is town in Poland.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,049/km²
people per km²
Founded
1690

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical February day in Suwałki reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-1-6
2-1-6
3-1-6
4-1-5
5-1-5
6-1-5
7-1-5
8-1-5
9-1-5
100-5
110-5
120-5
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140-5
150-5
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190-5
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231-4
241-4
251-4
261-4
272-4
282-4

How February really feels in Suwałki

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
20 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Suwałki weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°4110.97.57.70.0
Feb / -5°369.46.99.40.0
Mar / -2°3910.24.511.50.3
Apr12° / 429.21.213.73.1
May18° / 59120.115.75.4
Jun21° / 11°7211.9016.86.0
Jul23° / 13°8012.2016.46.4
Aug22° / 13°7211.7014.66.4
Sep17° / 559.1012.55.3
Oct11° / 5010.30.610.22.5
Nov / 399.73.18.30.2
Dec / -3°4310.16.27.20.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31882
41882
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61981
71981
81981
91981
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111981
121981
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Suwałki gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13525
23525
33425
43425
53424
63424
73324
83324
93324
103324
113324
123325
133325
143325
153426
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203526
213526
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233625
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253624
263624
273623
283522

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
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15100
16100
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20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
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2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 3:56 PM to 4:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:273:56
28.57:263:58
38.67:244:00
48.77:224:02
58.77:214:04
68.87:194:06
78.87:174:08
88.97:154:10
99.07:134:12
109.07:124:14
119.17:104:16
129.27:084:18
139.27:064:20
149.37:044:22
159.47:024:24
169.47:004:26
179.56:574:28
189.66:554:30
199.76:534:32
209.76:514:34
219.86:494:36
229.96:474:38
239.96:444:40
2410.06:424:42
2510.16:404:44
2610.16:384:46
2710.26:354:48
2810.36:334:50

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Suwałki?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Suwałki.

What to pack for Suwałki in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Suwałki sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Suwałki in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Suwałki peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Suwałki in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Suwałki is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Suwałki's WHO annual average of 12 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1315 µg/m³Dec 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Suwałki?

Suwałki sits at 54.1°N, 22.9°E, 177 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Olecko, 29 km away.

EłkMarijampolėGrajewoGusevGrodnoGiżycko

Topography around Suwałki

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Suwałki.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suwałki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 176 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m.

The land around Suwałki is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), grassland (30%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (34%), trees (30%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), cropland (31%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
160 m
80 km
292 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Olecko 29 km · Augustów 30 km · Ełk 49 km · Marijampolė 57 km · Grajewo 60 km · Gusev 71 km · Grodno 76 km · Giżycko 77 km

Poland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,420
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 600
Religion
Roman Catholic 71%refused to answer 21%no religion 7%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Suwałki (54.1118°, 22.9309°, elevation 177 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).